Hanjo Odendaal
Quant Economist at 71point4
Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolHanjo Odendaal is a Quant Economist with a decade of experience blending rigorous econometrics and data science to inform policy and consulting projects across South Africa. Currently at the Bureau for Economic Research and consulting with 71point4, he applies PhD-level economic research and advanced quantitative techniques to real-world problems, with prior roles in applied data science and commodity modelling. He pairs strong technical training from Stellenbosch and Tilburg with hands-on teaching experience in financial econometrics, enabling clear communication of complex analyses to stakeholders. An extroverted leader and former dive instructor, he is accustomed to making calm, decisive choices under pressure—a quality that translates into robust project delivery. Notably, his background includes developing innovative DCF models for the mining sector and managing finance operations in grassroots organizations, reflecting both technical depth and operational savvy.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics at Stellenbosch UniversityMaster's degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Master's degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Tilburg UniversityMasters in Economics Financial Economics and Financial Econometrics, Masters in Economics Financial Economics and Financial Econometrics at Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
English, Afrikaans, Dutch, German
Stackoverflow
1,406reputation
75kreached
43answers
36questions
Github Skills (91)
flexdashboard10
reserve9
shinydashboard9
shiny-apps9
jscript9
r8
parser8
bank8
tidyverse8
text-mining8
pascal8
r-package8
shiny7
dplyr7
json7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
HanjoStudy/HanjoStudy.github.io
Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:175 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
HanjoStudy/Presentations
Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
Contributions:26 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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